Putnam County High School rising sophomore and award-winning gymnast Karmyn Manning is presented a plaque by Eatonton Mayor John Reid and the City Council at their July 5 meeting. A proclamation read by Reid congratulated her for placing first All Around in her age group at the AAU Gymnastics National Championship in Springfield, Ill., earlier this month. MARK ENGEL/Staff
Putnam County Commissioner Daniel Brown asked for the city council’s support in trying to get the Georgia Department of Transportation to fix the intersection of State Highways 16 and 44. The roads intersect in a Y formation directly in front of Putnam General Hospital and Putnam County Middle School, which Brown said causes dangerous traffic congestion. MARK ENGEL/Staff
The Eatonton City Council voted July 5, to accept a “take it or leave it” offer from the Putnam County Commission on revenue sharing from the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST).
The two sides have been negotiating for months on what percentage of the one-cent sales tax extension approved by voters in November should be given to the city.
For the past 10 years, the city has re...
